The City Council could take the first steps toward overhauling Norwich’s system of government on Nov. 18 by setting up a Charter Revision Commission.

Aldermen will vote on a resolution to set up such a panel, but they’re asking for public input first. Officials have posted a link on the city’s website that allows users to make a suggestion or ask questions related to the process.

“I’d like to see what the general consensus is out there. It may have some weight on the vote, but I’m hoping we can get enough response to know what the public feels,” City Council President Pro Tempore Peter Desaulniers said.

The council had an opportunity to establish the Charter Revision Commission on Oct. 7, but postponed the measure until aldermen could gather more information.

“That’s why we delayed it,” mayor-elect and Democratic alderwoman Deb Hinchey said. “We wanted to hear what people had to say.”

The city’s charter hasn’t been opened for revision in more than a decade, when sweeping changes were made, including a restoration of the mayor’s position on a part-time basis to focus exclusively on economic development.

Norwich is one of 28 communities in the state that has a council-manager form of government, according to the Connecticut Town and City Management Association.

City resident John Mathieu, who served on the last Charter Revision Commission, said he likes the idea of giving residents a direct channel to voice their thoughts on the idea of an update to the document.

Mathieu was also a member of Norwich Vision 2001, a political action committee that conducted workshops and public hearings prior to the Charter Revision Commission making recommendations on what should be changed.

“That’s how we made some determinations about what to look at, which at the time was they mayor and council,” Mathieu said. “You can’t sit down and go over the whole charter from one end to the other, because it would take years to come to anything.”

Hinchey, who ran on a platform of public involvement in local government, said she backs the idea of using the city’s website as a source of information regarding the charter.